# Clean Lower Third — effect skill for headlines & callouts

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Name and role slide in at the lower left on a quiet bar, hold 3–5 s, then wipe out.

- **Type:** [Effect](https://varg.ai/how-to/effects.md) · [Headlines & callouts](https://varg.ai/how-to/browse/skills/titles.md)
- **Slug:** `clean-lower-third`
- **Status:** live
- **Publisher:** HeyGen (community)
- **License:** Apache-2.0
- **Source:** https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/tree/main/registry/blocks/lt-clean-bar
- **Works in:** Claude Code, Claude.ai, Codex, Cursor, OpenClaw, Gemini CLI, Any MCP client, varg Studio
- **Requires:** ffmpeg, HyperFrames (npx hyperframes), Remotion, CapCut (by hand)
- **Cost:** Free — the take renders locally; generated footage, if any, bills by the model

## What it does

Built on [Lower Third — Clean Bar](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/tree/main/registry/blocks/lt-clean-bar) by HeyGen (HyperFrames), Apache-2.0. The write-up and recipes below are varg's.

A white or charcoal card with an accent tab; name in bold, role in a lighter weight at 60–80% size. Enters with a clip wipe, not a bounce.

**When:** Introduce the founder, a customer or an engineer the first time they speak.

**Watch out:** Do not place it inside the outer 10% of the frame or over the speaker's chin and hands.

**Timing:** In 0.4–0.5 s, hold 3–5 s (about 4 s for a short name), out 0.3 s.

**Also called:** name tag, speaker title, chyron

### In FFmpeg

```bash
-vf "drawbox=x=192:y=850:w=560:h=110:color=black@0.7:t=fill:enable='between(t,3,7.5)',\
drawtext=text='Ada Park':x=220:y=868:fontsize=44:fontcolor=white:enable='between(t,3,7.5)'"
```

### In HyperFrames

```bash
npx hyperframes add lt-clean-bar
```
```html
<div data-composition-id="lt-clean-bar" data-composition-src="compositions/lt-clean-bar.html"
  data-variable-values='{"name":"Ada Park","role":"CTO, Acme"}'
  data-start="3" data-duration="4.5" data-track-index="3"></div>
```

### In Remotion

```tsx
const inP = spring({frame, fps, config:{damping:200}});
const clip = interpolate(inP,[0,1],[100,0]);
<div style={{clipPath:`inset(0 ${clip}% 0 0)`, position:'absolute', left:'10%', bottom:'12%'}}>…</div>
```

### In CapCut

Text → Text templates → search "lower third" or "name"; set it at the lower left inside the guides, duration 4 s, Animation In "Wipe right".

### Ready-made components

- [Lower Third — Clean Bar](https://skills.varg.ai/component/hf.lt-clean-bar/) (hyperframes): npx hyperframes add lt-clean-bar
- [Lower Third — Accent Underline](https://skills.varg.ai/component/hf.lt-accent-underline/) (hyperframes): npx hyperframes add lt-accent-underline
- [Lower Third — Side Rule](https://skills.varg.ai/component/hf.lt-side-rule/) (hyperframes): npx hyperframes add lt-side-rule
- [YouTube Lower Third](https://skills.varg.ai/component/hf.yt-lower-third/) (hyperframes): npx hyperframes add yt-lower-third

### Where this comes from

- [TechSmith: the complete guide to lower thirds](https://www.techsmith.com/blog/edit-videos-lower-thirds/)
- [Fiveable: lower thirds and titles (3–5 s on screen)](https://fiveable.me/tv-studio-production/unit-7/thirds-titles/study-guide/kQd4R1XeWNW530P9)
- [Frame.io: how to make lower third titles that don't suck](https://blog.frame.io/2017/12/04/create-lower-thirds-titles-that-dont-suck/)

## Use when

- Introduce the founder, a customer or an engineer the first time they speak.

## Not for

- Do not place it inside the outer 10% of the frame or over the speaker's chin and hands.

## Install

- Claude Code: `claude plugin marketplace add vargHQ/skills && claude plugin install varg@varg`
- Codex: `npx skills add vargHQ/skills --skill varg-video-edit-library -a codex -y`
- Cursor: `npx skills add vargHQ/skills --skill varg-video-edit-library -a cursor -y`

## Example output

https://s3.varg.ai/how-to/previews/0c3484606ca6/take-clean-lower-third.mp4 — The Lower Third — Clean Bar component rendered as installed (npx hyperframes add lt-clean-bar), defaults only (credit: Rendered by varg · HyperFrames Lower Third — Clean Bar, https://hyperframes.heygen.com/catalog/blocks/lt-clean-bar)

## More headlines & callouts skills

- [Kicker Over Rising Headline](https://varg.ai/how-to/skills/kicker-headline-rise.md): A small mono kicker fades in, then the headline rises word by word from a soft blur.
- [Rotating Benefit Word](https://varg.ai/how-to/skills/rotating-benefit-word.md): A fixed phrase holds while one word in it cycles through benefits, uses or audiences.
- [Masked Line Reveal](https://varg.ai/how-to/skills/masked-line-reveal.md): Each line slides up out of an invisible slot, so the type looks cut from the frame.
- [Marker on the Key Phrase](https://varg.ai/how-to/skills/marker-highlight-phrase.md): A marker band draws behind the one phrase that matters while the rest of the line stays calm.
- [Strike Old, Write New](https://varg.ai/how-to/skills/strike-and-replace.md): A line strikes through the old way, then the new word takes its place.
- [Hand-Drawn Callout Arrow](https://varg.ai/how-to/skills/hand-drawn-callout-arrow.md): A wobbly arrow draws itself from a short label to the exact button or number on screen.

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- Claude Code: `claude plugin marketplace add vargHQ/skills && claude plugin install varg@varg` (skill + hosted MCP)
- Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, OpenClaw: `npx skills add vargHQ/skills --skill varg-ai -a <agent> -y`
- Grok and any agent that reads SKILL.md: `npx skills add vargHQ/skills --skill varg-ai`, or point it at the skill's SKILL.md
- Claude.ai, ChatGPT, any MCP client: connect `https://mcp.varg.ai/mcp`
- API key: https://varg.ai/dashboard/api · Model specs: https://varg.ai/models/llms.txt